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Can the AU have influence in Libya?

Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso is visiting Libya with the aim of getting the country's rival governments to meet.

Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso, is visiting Libya, in his capacity as chairman of the African Union's committee on the Libyan crisis. His aim is to get the country's rival governments, led by Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah in the west and Marshal Khalifa Haftar in the east, to the reconciliation table. Does the AU have any influence in Libya?

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Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Susan Gachuhi in Nairobi. Bella Hassan and Sunita Nahar in London
Technical Producer: Jonny Hall
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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